Bioconductor
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What both publish
| Fact | Bioconductor | MELPA |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | The recommended installer is BiocManager, which selects repositories matching the installed R and Bioconductor versions. | Users can browse and install packages through Emacs package.el after adding the MELPA archive URL to package-archives. |
| Purpose | Bioconductor develops and shares open-source software for rigorous, reproducible analysis of biological data. | MELPA is a collection of package.el-compatible Emacs Lisp packages built automatically from upstream source using recipes. |
Bioconductor plans
- BioconductorFree
- FreeFree
MELPA plans
- MELPAFree
Pick Bioconductor if…
Bioconductor suits researchers and data scientists analyzing biological or genomic data with R. It is also relevant to users who need package-based methods and reproducible environments.
Pick MELPA if…
MELPA suits Emacs users who install Emacs Lisp packages through package.el and meet its Emacs version requirement. Developers can propose packages by submitting a recipe pull request.